North Bethany Ridge Aerials

Posted Posted in Aerial Services, Real Estate

Got a call from Stuart at the Real Estate Investment Group about an apartment complex going in near Bethany Ridge, just west of Forest Park.  I was meeting Chris Sherby from S&F Land Services for drinks at 3pm so it was super convenient for me stop by Bethany Ridge and get some aerials before meeting […]

Boones Ferry Road

Posted Posted in 3D Modeling, Aerial Services, Data Solutions, Photogrammetry, Survey

Another successful aerial mapping project for S&F Land Services.  This roadway project was particularly challenging due to the road’s location next to I-5.  To maximize safety I changed my flight paths so that at no point in time would the drone be flying directly over I-5 nor would it’s trajectory endanger any of the vehicles […]

Wilsonville Road

Posted Posted in 3D Modeling, Aerial Services, Data Solutions, Photogrammetry, Survey

This project for S&F Land Services was a doozy. At 1.25 miles with the client asking for a surface model of the roadway heavily lined by tall trees I had to acquire an enormous amount of imagery to capture the road as much as possible under the canopy. This meant breaking the road up into […]

Stapleton Road

Posted Posted in 3D Modeling, Aerial Services, Data Solutions, Photogrammetry, Survey

Another roadway project for my partner S&F Land Services.  This road was a half mile long and with proper surveyed air targets we achieved a horizontal RMS accuracy value of half an inch and vertical of 1 inch.  Like all the projects I produce for my clients I spent the extra time removing cars from […]

McLoughlin Blvd

Posted Posted in 3D Modeling, Aerial Services, Data Solutions, Photogrammetry, Survey

Another day, another roadway aerial acquisition for S&F Land Services.  This one was a bit more challenging than I expected.  At a mile and a quarter in length I needed to break the road up into 3 different missions to acquire safely . This meant positioning my home point at strategic locations as well as […]

39th Street 2018

Posted Posted in 3D Modeling, Aerial Services, Data Solutions, Photogrammetry, Survey

Yup, this is a different 39th Street in Vancouver than I completed last year.  S&F Land Services again used TLT Photography’s aerial services to speed up their traditional survey work for this roadway.  This particular street had some very tall Doug Fir trees in it forcing me to fly at 175ft vs my intended 150ft.  Even […]

TLT Photography Purchases DJI Mavic 2 Pro

Posted Posted in Action Sports, Adventure, Aerial Services, Nature Photography, Photography

I have enjoyed the use of my Mavic Pro for over two years now. With the ability to fold up to the size of a nalgene it has been the perfect aerial camera for me to take on outdoor adventures. The only thing I wish it had was a larger sensor to capture more dynamic […]

Troutdale Sewer Plant

Posted Posted in 3D Modeling, Aerial Services, Data Solutions, Photogrammetry, Survey

This week I flew the old Troutdale Sewer Plant for Mike Magyar.  I’m not sure what the plans are for the site but it has been out of use for years and as Mike put it, “the property looks like a post-apocalyptic waste land”.  Indeed, when we arrived Mike took me on a walk of […]

Windermere Lot in Woodland, WA

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I received a call from Bradley Mulliner of Windermere Real Estate last Friday.  Bradley had a very heavily wooded lot in Woodland, WA that he needed some aerials for.  We had to be careful not to capture any of the neighboring properties which meant some cropping out in Lightroom before I sent the photos over […]

Cost-Effective Aerial Mapping by Helicopter

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Today I conducted my first manned-mission aerial mapping acquisition!  I have been capturing my own data and processing through to completion for clients for over a year now but this always meant me standing on the ground and flying a drone.  This time I was actually the one in the air capturing the data!   For […]